Feed-trough attachment



(No Model.)

M. MICHELS. FEED THOUGH ATTACHMENT.

No. 415,392. Patented Nov. 19, 1889.

N. PETERS. Fhalo-Mhngnphar, Washington D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MICHEL MICHELS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FEED-TROUGH ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 415,392, dated November19, 1889.

Application filed July 23, 1889. Serial No. 318,468. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MICHEL MIoHELs, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFeed-Trough Attachin ents to \Vagon-Poles, of which the following is aspecification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention has for its object to provide a feed-trough to beattached to the end of a wagon-tongue for feeding horses therefromwithout unhitching them, and which, when not in use, can be folded in asmall compass for placingit under the wagon-seat; and with these objectsin view my invention consists of the novel devices and combinations ofdevices herein after described and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure is a perspective view, and Fig. 2an elevation, of the feed-trough as it appears when attached to awagon-tongue; Fig. 3, a view of the same as folded, and Fig. l a sectionshowing the connection of the ends of the feed-trough with thespreadenarms.

Corresponding letters in the several figures of the drawings designatelike parts.

A and B denote two S-shaped arms, each provided at one end with asegmental jaw a. Just above these jaws u the arm A has rigidly securedtwo-pron g plates 1), the eyed ends of which engage the arm B, beingpivotally and detachably coupled therewith by a pin 0. Aboveprong-plates b is pivoted to arm A a lever 67, provided withratchet-teeth that engage a hook e, rigid with arm B, and to this leveris coupled the pin 0 by a chain f. The two segmental jaws to will beplaced over the end of the wagon-tongue M, one against each side, andthen, after clamping the wagontongue between, by pulling the arms A andB downward, and thereby forcing the jaws a toward each other, the lever(Z is swung down for one of its teeth to engage the hook c and lock thearms A and 13 upon the wagon-pole, so as to be rigid therewith.

The upper and outer ends of the arms A and I3 are tapering, each with ahead g, and just under said head 9 these ends are round, while a littlebelow they are squared for coupling and holding the end sticks 71.,passed through the hemmed ends of the canvas trough H. Each such stick his inclosed at its middle by a ring L. for strengthening it, and throughthis ring and the stick it is cut a square hole, through which the endof an arm A or B is passed. This square hole fits the squared part ofthe arm to be held rigid on its position, while with lifting the stick has far as head g will allow, the same is free to turn thereon.

The trough II, made of canvas, is of proper shape when stretched betweenthe ends of arms A and B to receive and hold the feed in convenientreach for the horses mouths.

By raising the lever d to disengage hook e the jaws a will release thewagon-tongue M, and then by pulling out pin a, by pushing the sticks 71.outward, and by turning them a quarter of a revolution the feed-troughand attachments can be folded to lay fiat together and to occupy but avery small space, ready to be reattached to the wagon-tongue at anymoment.

IVhat I claim isl. The combination, with the feed-trough ll, made ofcanvas and provided with end sticks h, of S-shaped arms A B, forsupporting such trough, prong-plates b and pin 0, for pivotallyconnecting arms A B, each arm A B being provided with a segmentaljawplate a for clamping the same to the wagontongue, and a suitablelocking device for bold ing the j aw-plates a in their clamped position,substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with feed-trough l-I, made of canvas and providedwith end sticks 71., and S-shaped arms A B, for supporting such trough,of prong-plates b and pin 0, for pivotally connecting arms A B, each armA B being provided with asegmental jaw-plate a, for clamping the same tothe wagon-tongue, and notched lever d, and book 6, for locking suchlevers in their clamped positions,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MICHEL MIcnELs.

\Vitnesses:

WM. II. Lorz, OTTO LUEBKERT.

